Stirrup



(No Model.)

J. C. TAYLOR.

STIRRUP. No. 396,179. Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN O. TAYLOR, OF SPRINGER, TERRITORY OF NEIN MEXICO.

STIRRU P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,179, dated January15, 1889.

Application filed Julyr 14, 1888. Serial No. 279,929. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern/k Be it known that I, JOHN O. TAYLOR, acitizen of the United States, residing' at Springer, in the county ofColfax and Territory of New Mexico, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Stirrups; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to stirrups, and has for its object to constructand combine the several parts so that the'stirrup will have not onlystrength and durability, but also freedom of movement in all directionsby reason of a universal joint applied as hereinafterparticularlydescribed and afterward claimed, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part hereof.

Figure l is a front viewof the stirrup. 2 is a vertical section throughthe saine.

In the drawings, the letterA designates the foot-piece, preferably madecircular in form, and of a metal loop, B, covered with leather, C, andhaving an extra strip or piece of leather, D, applied where the footrests and secured thereto by strings E or other suitable means. Aroundthe upper portion of the foot-piece there is placed a sleeve, F, inwhich the footpiece is free to swing back and forth. This sleeve isformed with the upwardly-extending pin or stud G, which extends throughthe strap-plate Il and fits loosely therein, so that the stirrup will befree to turn on an Aaxis at right angles to that on which it swings backand forth. By such construction there is formed a universal joint, sothat. the stirrup is free to swing in any direction.

A washer or plate, I, preferably secured rigidly to the under side ofthe strap-plate I-I, serves to give strength to the joint, as does alsothe washer or plate J, placed around the pin or stud G above the topface of the strapplate H. The head of the stud is preferably riveted orupset, so as to hold the parts together. These washers or plates alsoserve to take strain from off the pin or stud.

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The strap-plate is preferably made of copper, and thus rusting andbinding at the connection with the stud or pin are prevented. 5o

Through the upwardly-extending portions a of the strap-plate is passedthe bolt K, around which, between the upright portions a, is placed thesleeve or roller L, preferably of metal, to receive the stirrup-strap.

The stirrup constructed as described is cheap to manufacture, strong anddurable in use, and affords the greatest ease to the rider, as it isfree to turn in any direction calculated best to serve the movements ofthe foot of the rider.

I have described the simplest and best form of the several parts andtheir application; but it is obvious that changes can be made thereinwithout departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claimisl. In a stirrup, the combination, with the foot-piece, of the sleevefitted around the upper portion thereof, so that the foot-piece will befree to swing therein, and provided with the upwardly-extending stud orpin, and the strap-plate fitted loosely around said stud or pin, so thatthe foot-piece may turn freely at right angles to the direction in whichit swings, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a st-irrup, the combination of the footpiece, the sleeve fittedaround the upper portion thereof, so that the foot-piece will be free toswing therein, and provided with the upward ly-extending pin or stud,the strap-plate fitted around said stud or pin, so that the stud mayturn therein, and the washers or plates fitted around said stud or pinabove and below the strap-plate, substantially as and for the purposesset forth.

In testimony whereof I affix in v signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN C. TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

W. W. JACOBS, F. Z. VALDEZ.

